In a music bubble where many mainstream hip hop artists’ performances are extremely shallow, Armand Hammer go against that sentiment, showcasing genuine artistry.
Hatis Noit conjured intense, powerful emotions with even more powerful vocals in her performance at Mission Creek. Her entire performance visually and audibly was a mystifying experience.
Hickman, Kentucky folk country artist S.G. Goodman opens up her heart to the crowd at this year’s Mission Creek festival.
Bootcamp rip apart the quaint Trumpet Blossom Café with their heavy, hardcore riffs for their performance at the Mission Creek festival.
People got off League of Legends, put down their VR headsets, and logged off of Web 3 to go watch George Clanton perform at Mission Creek, finally seeing something in real life.
Noise artist and Iowa City local m denney performed a transfixing set at Gabe’s as part of Mission Creek 2024.
Check out this track “Light Escapes” by Dangerkids. It’s KRUI.FM Editor-In-Chief Alex Restrepo’s pick for Track of the Week!
KRUIer Eric David Moore picks “Varsity” by Chicago-based indie rockers Smith Westerns for Track of the Week! Hear it right here!
Forming in 2006, Julia and Angus Stone are a brother-sister duo from Australia. The two write separately and then go on to collaborate for creating harmonies and structure. Angus is noted to have more of a Paul Simon or Damien Rice sounding voice where as Julia has a soft, lullaby-esque sound to her that’s utterly captivating. The duos sound is that of folk-blues with a twinge of acoustic and pop. They have released two studio albums as a duo as well have a total of four solo albums (two each). In 2010, at the ARIA Music Awards, they won five awards … Continued
Check out our Track of the Week “Son of an American” by Brooklyn band The So So Glos!
KRUIer Caitlin Medina picks “Bells” by The Naked and Famous for this week’s Track of the Week!
KRUIer Taylor Yocom chooses “Who” by David Byrne and St. Vincent for our Track of the Week. This funky song is a collaboration between two of KRUI’s favorite artists!
KRUIer Austin Smoldt brings you our very latest Track of the Week: “State of the Art (A.E.I.O.U.)” by Jim James!
The Lumineers are “an amalgam of heart-swelling stomp-and-clap acoustic rock, classic pop, and front-porch folk” who got their start when front-man Wesley Schultz teamed up with drummer Jeremiah Fraites, the younger brother of his late best friend, Josh Fraites. The two began making songs and playing gigs around New York and later relocated to Denver, Colorado where they placed an ad on Craigslist for a cellist. Neyla Pekarek was the first to respond. The trio joined forces and began playing at the Meadowlark, a basement club where some of Denver’s most talented songwriters came together for an open mic and … Continued
You know that sweet, innocent little girl who played Cindy Lou Who in the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas? As it turns out, she (Taylor Momsen) is now the lead singer of an alternative rock band: The Pretty Reckless. The Pretty Reckless released their debut album, Light Me Up, on August 30, 2010. They have since been on two world-wide tours, released a second EP, been featured on the soundtracks of Kick-Ass and Frankenweenie, and were nominated for two Virgin Media Music Awards (Best Group, Best Newcomer) in 2010. I purchased Light Me Up in 2011 and immediately … Continued
KRUI writer Annie Petersen ushers in the holiday season with this Track of the Week from Sufjan Stevens! Read up!
